TL; DR: Don't optimize before necessary Spend time designing upfront - it'll save you time in the long run (writing/thinking is faster than coding) Background: Christmas Village Creator started without an idea - I simply wanted to make Christmas village pixel art but wasn't so sure what the gameplay would be. Through the process, I found that I was having so much fun mocking up villages and placing the different assets, I started thinking that other people would have fun doing the same thing. This led me to make the "game" a sandbox where you can place assets around and create your own village.
Mistakes with Game Save Data Formats
Mistakes with Game Save Data Formats
Mistakes with Game Save Data Formats
TL; DR: Don't optimize before necessary Spend time designing upfront - it'll save you time in the long run (writing/thinking is faster than coding) Background: Christmas Village Creator started without an idea - I simply wanted to make Christmas village pixel art but wasn't so sure what the gameplay would be. Through the process, I found that I was having so much fun mocking up villages and placing the different assets, I started thinking that other people would have fun doing the same thing. This led me to make the "game" a sandbox where you can place assets around and create your own village.